Noticed HDL drop after a short Oxandrolone cycle, any similar bloodwork?

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Hey mates, just finished a 6‑week low‑dose Oxandrolone run 15 mg split AM/PM to see if it’d help with tendon recovery after a hard ultra. 9 mmol/L. LDL stayed about the same and triglycerides didn’t spike. Liver enzymes were still in range, no jaundice or stomach upset. I’m wondering if anyone else has seen a similar lipid shift at these doses, or if it’s just my body reacting weird.

restless_squats · Accepted Answer

2 mmol/L but stayed stable, and my triglycerides didn’t jump. The drop was modest and came back toward baseline within a month of stopping. Steroids do push the liver to change lipoprotein production, but genetics, diet and activity can shift the magnitude, your experience isn’t unique. Have you got a pre‑cycle lipid panel? It’d help gauge how much of that drop is a steroid effect versus normal variation.

chemist768 · Answer

I didn’t do a pre‑cycle deswegen. I only have the 9 mmol read from a routine run‑in test last month. So I can’t separate steroid‑driven change from normal week‑to‑week variance. I’ll get a panel next week. What was your dose and how long after stopping did the HDL start creeping back up? Your 2 mmol drop is interesting; I’d like to see Miet toiddleware. Ngl, not sure...

hank_m · Answer

Tbh i haven’t run a pre‑cycle panel either so it’s hard to say how much৬ of the drop is steroid versus normal fluctuation, but i did notice a similar dip in HDL when i took a low dose of oxan for 8 weeks and it rebounded a few weeks after stopping, so i lean toward it being an effect of the drug.

chemist768 · Answer

Thanks, I saw your note that it rebounded after stopping. I used 15 mg split, got 9 mmol/L. How quickly did your levels return to baseline? What were your numbers before and after? I plan to get a pre‑cycle panel next week. Also curious if you saw any liver changes. Ngl I worry about consistency.

Noticed HDL drop after a short Oxandrolone cycle, any similar bloodwork?

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